Synonyms: round, globular, globe-shaped, rotund More Synonyms of spherical
spherical in British English
(ˈsfɛrɪkəl) or spheric
adjective
1.
shaped like a sphere
2.
of or relating to a sphere
spherical geometry
3. geometry
formed on the surface of or inside a sphere
a spherical triangle
4.
a.
of or relating to heavenly bodies
b.
of or relating to the spheres of the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system
Derived forms
spherically (ˈspherically)
adverb
sphericalness (ˈsphericalness)
noun
spherical in American English
(ˈsfɛrɪkəl; ˈsfɪrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
shaped like a sphere; globular
2.
of a sphere or spheres
3. Astrology
of the celestial spheres
sometimes with astrological reference
Also ˈspheric
SIMILAR WORDS: round
Derived forms
spherically (ˈspherically)
adverb
Word origin
< LL sphaericus < Gr sphairikos + -al
Examples of 'spherical' in a sentence
spherical
With some hesitation, but gamely enough, he clambered aboard the swaying ladder and hauled his spherical bulk into the air.
Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (1993)
A second had a similar spherical tank and a smaller cabin, plus a tube that might be a cargo hold.
Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry THE MOAT AROUND MURCHESON'S EYE (1993)
All related terms of 'spherical'
spherical angle
an angle formed at the intersection of two great circles of a sphere
spherical geometry
the branch of geometry concerned with the properties of figures formed on the surface of a sphere
spherical polygon
a closed geometric figure formed on the surface of a sphere that is bounded by three or more arcs of great circles
spherical triangle
a closed geometric figure formed on the surface of a sphere that is bounded by arcs of three great circles
spherical aberration
a defect of optical systems that arises when light striking a mirror or lens near its edge is focused at different points on the axis to the light striking near the centre. The effect occurs when the mirror or lens has spherical surfaces
spherical coordinate
any of three coordinates for locating a point in three-dimensional space by reference to the length of its radius vector and the two polar angles that determine the position of this vector
spherical coordinates
three coordinates that define the location of a point in three-dimensional space in terms of the length r of its radius vector , the angle , θ, which this vector makes with one axis , and the angle, φ, made by a second axis, perpendicular to the first, with the plane containing the first axis and the point. Usually written ( r , θ, φ)
spherical trigonometry
the branch of trigonometry concerned with the measurement of the angles and sides of spherical triangles
(adjective)
Definition
shaped like a sphere
purple and gold spherical earrings
Synonyms
round
the round church known as The New Temple
globular
The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.
globe-shaped
rotund
rotund towers, moats and drawbridges
orbicular
Additional synonyms
in the sense of globular
Definition
shaped like a globe or globule
The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.